Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Play the ball, not the man
Latvian translation:
Izsakies par tēmu, nevis runātāju
English term
Play the ball, not the man
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Inese Poga-Smith
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| 4 +2 | runāt par lietas būtību, nevis personalijām |
Jānis Greivuls
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| 4 | darbi runā skaļāk par vārdiem |
Uldis Sprogis
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Feb 15, 2011 14:56: Doroteja changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Jānis Greivuls, Ojars, Doroteja
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Proposed translations
Canada
Perfect feeling of language performance
Native in: Latvian
Works in: Latvian to English, English to Latvian, German to Latvian
skat. 3 variantus
Viens variants:
Dari savu darāmo un neapspried citus (vispārīgi).
Saki savu sakāmo un neapspried citus (ja tā ir diskusija).
Izsakies par tēmu nevis autoru.
Accuracy and expertise
Native in: Latvian 
Works in: English to Latvian, Latvian to English
darbi runā skaļāk par vārdiem
Pēc idejas, protams, var piemeklēt ko precīzāku, bet tam jau būtu plašāks konteksts nepieciešams
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Beatrise Bogatireva
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paldies!
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zigurdsg
: Tad jau sacītu
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Latvia
..sometimes words have two meanings..
Native in: Latvian 
, Russian
Works in: English to Latvian, English to Russian, Latvian to English, and 4 more.
runāt par lietas būtību, nevis personalijām
Parokoties tīmekļa lappusēs, atradu, lūk, šādu definīciju: "...players must “play the ball and not the man”. In other words, people should be judged on what they say, not who they are!" (http://sluggerotoole.com/2005/03/09/glossary_playing_the_bal... Līdzīgu atsauču angliskajā interneta daļā ir pietiekami daudz.
Ļoti bieži šo frāzi pielieto forumu diskusijās, kad oponenti pārāk iekarst un pāriet uz personālijām. Piem., "...play the ball, not the man". In other words, let's discuss the issues without getting personal with our remarks." (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OmegaT/message/11098)
Nezinu, vai latviešu valodā būs kāds vēsturiski iegājies teiciens šai sakarā. Varbūt noder manis piedāvātais variants, reizēm tas pavīd arī Latvijas forumos.
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Note added at 1 h (2011-02-13 13:49:52 GMT)
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Labojums: atbildē vārdā "personalijām" "neierakstījās" garumzīme virs "a"...:)
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zigurdsg
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Tencinu!
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Ilze Paegle-Mkrtchyan
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Paldies!
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